Shadow fleet tankers head to Russian Arctic
Brand new LNG carriers North Light and North Moon have course for far northern Russian waters. Their four sister ships have been drifting for weeks...
Defence accepts first Arafura class vessel
Defence has accepted the first Arafura class Offshore Patrol Vessel, NUSHIP Arafura, for further test and evaluation ahead of delivery to the Royal Australian...
US, Canada and Finland in icebreaker deal
An agreement between Finland, Canada, and the United States to jointly build icebreaker ships may hold the key to deeper cooperation between the Arctic...
Shared governance could save the oceans
By Mohd. Yunus*
In the summer of 1968, Garrett Hardin published his seminal paper, “The Tragedy of the Commons”, offering a sobering analysis of how...
Cable damage: Sweden seizes suspect ship
Swedish authorities have seized a ship suspected of damaging a data cable running under the Baltic Sea to Latvia. The Vezhen - a Maltese-flagged...
Russian N-icebreaker in collision
Russian nuclear icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) suffered significant damage to its hull in a collision with a cargo ship while...
Army opts for US to supply inflatables
Defence has opted to replace Army’s fleet of sea boats through a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case with the United States Navy (USN), Australian...
Don’t lower survivability standards
By Leonard Picotte and Maurice Gauthier*
The U.S. Navy has a global and enduring mission, and it requires a combat-ready force of capable and survivable...
Five sanctioned LNG carriers stuck in Arctic
The five LNG carriers that were included in the latest round of EU sanctions against Russia are all stalled in remote Arctic waters. For...
RN: we are on to you, Russia
In this article, Navy Lookout considers in more detail the implications following the revelation that an RN submarine deliberately surfaced close to the Russian...